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this is having a larger efblgts on newtown. all the schools in newtown are on lockdown. all the students in bethel have been locked down. and you just heard the -- >> a very sad day in the greater danbury area. >> we have been seeing pictures from on the ground and above, and one thing is clear, there are dozens upon dozens of police officers and firefighters within this really small area, neighborhood around both sandy hook elementary school and the sandy hook fire department, a section of newtown. there's a staging area, active local fire department there, where they have ambulances at the ready, where we saw what appeared to be parents being reunited with students from sandy hook elementary. and we just got the information in, that any parents who have not picked up their child from sandy hook, can go do that at the staging area which is right near the school at the fire department. >> the newtown school's superintendent has just informed us that parents with children or a child at sandy hook elementary, they can go to that staging area to pick up their child. but the
this is having a larger efblgts on newtown. all the schools in newtown are on lockdown. all the students in bethel have been locked down. and you just heard the -- >> a very sad day in the greater danbury area. >> we have been seeing pictures from on the ground and above, and one thing is clear, there are dozens upon dozens of police officers and firefighters within this really small area, neighborhood around both sandy hook elementary school and the sandy hook fire department, a...
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we wish we could have been there sooner. >> newtown, connecticut. since the tragedy, newtown has had support from all over the world, cards, letters and especially toys and stuffed animals. 60,000 at last count, enough to fill the gym at town hall. every child in newtown has been invited to take one home. >>> queen elizabeth takes a special peek at the christmas spirits. that story is next. [ male announcer ] every time you say no to a cigarette, you celebrate a little win. nicoderm cq, the patch with time release smart control technology that acts fast and helps control cravings all day long. ♪ quit one day at a time with nicoderm cq. yeah we both relieve coughs, sneezing, . and i relieve nasal congestion. overachiever. [ female announcer ] tylenol® cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion. nyquil® cold and flu doesn't. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your run
we wish we could have been there sooner. >> newtown, connecticut. since the tragedy, newtown has had support from all over the world, cards, letters and especially toys and stuffed animals. 60,000 at last count, enough to fill the gym at town hall. every child in newtown has been invited to take one home. >>> queen elizabeth takes a special peek at the christmas spirits. that story is next. [ male announcer ] every time you say no to a cigarette, you celebrate a little win....
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and for the newtown police department? officers around connecticut banding together, volunteering to work on christmas day so every newtown officer can have the day off with their family. and at their town hall, mountains of donated toys from all corners of the country, even hurricane sandy victims sending comfort and kindness from what little they have left. >> we had so much help, we wanted to pay it forward and try to help somebody else. >> reporter: nearly two months since sandy and many still live without power. volunteers going door to door. one family said they just wanted a christmas tree for their children. so, volunteers from maryland got to work. in one of the most devastated neighborhoods, we spotted a secret santa, known as sandy claus, making special deliveries. >> it was just amazing. i couldn't stop smiling. i just love to see the look on the kids' faces and just see them glow and finally be happy after all this devastation they've gone through. >> reporter: 8-year-old patricia, whose family is still withou
and for the newtown police department? officers around connecticut banding together, volunteering to work on christmas day so every newtown officer can have the day off with their family. and at their town hall, mountains of donated toys from all corners of the country, even hurricane sandy victims sending comfort and kindness from what little they have left. >> we had so much help, we wanted to pay it forward and try to help somebody else. >> reporter: nearly two months since sandy...
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molly is joining us in newtown, connecticut. this is all developing but some of the information has changed. what can you tell us? >> reporter: absolutely. first off we have seen some of the state police and police officers moving into the scene here. we may be having that briefing shortly. the information that has changed most significantly, reports from federal authorities that the person that was shot by her son was not, mother that was shot did not work at the school. initial reports that she was teacher in one of classrooms that had been shot up during the massacre. another piece of information is three weapons were found inside of the building instead of two. initially been a report the third weapon had been found in the shooter's car. now, we are getting reports there were three weapons found inside the school and other guns were found back at the mother's house. the guns inside the school that authorities believe were used were registered to the shooter's mother, nancy. when it comes to the shooter himself, federal autho
molly is joining us in newtown, connecticut. this is all developing but some of the information has changed. what can you tell us? >> reporter: absolutely. first off we have seen some of the state police and police officers moving into the scene here. we may be having that briefing shortly. the information that has changed most significantly, reports from federal authorities that the person that was shot by her son was not, mother that was shot did not work at the school. initial reports...
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this is a reaction to newtown. let's be fair about this. if you look at how this is -- transpired, you -- we are dealing with the society when you put stuff out in the media, it is usually guilty million proven innocent more often than not. usually there is a story and a spin and then the individuals whose names are not put out there and privacy is sacrificed and lot of times the facts are not put out there completely. now have to prove themselves innocent, whether it is a matter of owning a handg hanecause they are trying to protect themselves or anything else along those lines. we have seen that all the i'm. people have to pull the stories back, you see that on page 7 and not on page 1. >> let me ask you this. let's say this newspaper handed out to whoever wanted them a poster or sign that wanted them, gun-free home, how many people would put it up, do you think, david? >> how many would put it up? from what -- my experience is gun owners are not bashful. they are out there constantly -- >> that wasn't my question. my question was -- if w
this is a reaction to newtown. let's be fair about this. if you look at how this is -- transpired, you -- we are dealing with the society when you put stuff out in the media, it is usually guilty million proven innocent more often than not. usually there is a story and a spin and then the individuals whose names are not put out there and privacy is sacrificed and lot of times the facts are not put out there completely. now have to prove themselves innocent, whether it is a matter of owning a...
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we are newtown, a special and caring place. we are defined by acts of courage, by acts of love, and by our continuing commitment and love for our children and families. it is my pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, to present to you governor dan malloy. [ applause ] >> pat, thank you for all of the great work that you have done for this community in the last three days, to the police chief, and to the superintendent of schools, thank you for your great service, as well as to all of the first responders. thank you. when i came in to the hall, one of the first songs to be played on the piano was "amazing grace," which is fitting for any number of reasons. it's become an anthem for first responders, it has great words, it also speaks of the power of faith. "amazing grace" was written by a former sea captain engaged in the slave trade. and those profound words that "i once was lost but now am found" speak to us on a day like today. when we are called upon, dare i say required to be invested in our faith, a faith so evident in this room
we are newtown, a special and caring place. we are defined by acts of courage, by acts of love, and by our continuing commitment and love for our children and families. it is my pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, to present to you governor dan malloy. [ applause ] >> pat, thank you for all of the great work that you have done for this community in the last three days, to the police chief, and to the superintendent of schools, thank you for your great service, as well as to all of the first...
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in the wake of the massacre in newtown, connecticut. flags will remain at half staff until sunset on tuesday. and it was the sight of the flags, the president wiping tears from his eyes, repeatedly,
in the wake of the massacre in newtown, connecticut. flags will remain at half staff until sunset on tuesday. and it was the sight of the flags, the president wiping tears from his eyes, repeatedly,
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national rifle association is standing tough on its opposition to new gun laws in the aftermath of the newtown massacre. the group's ceo went on tv to defend his calls for armed guards in every u.s. school. cnn's barbara starr is with us, the nra has been criticized for not talking about any limitations on guns and calling for armed guards in schools and for not taking questions from reporters. >> yeah, miguel and all of that they seem to be sticking to their line. on the sunday talk shows, wayne la pierre, the chief executive officer. the public face of the national rifle association, made clear on nbc's "meet the press," his organization will continue to oppose legislationed ed adding new revikss to those weapons or the high-capacity ammunition magazines. enter la pierre had a definite view about where he thinks responsibility for some of these issues lie. have a listen. >> i know there's a media machine in this country that wants to blame guns every time something happens. i know there's an anti-second amendment industry in this town. i know there are political leads that for 20 years, alwa
national rifle association is standing tough on its opposition to new gun laws in the aftermath of the newtown massacre. the group's ceo went on tv to defend his calls for armed guards in every u.s. school. cnn's barbara starr is with us, the nra has been criticized for not talking about any limitations on guns and calling for armed guards in schools and for not taking questions from reporters. >> yeah, miguel and all of that they seem to be sticking to their line. on the sunday talk...
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i received a call at our office that a shooting had taken place at a school here in newtown. once we understood at least a portion what have happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford, and then, you know, hours went by, and ultimately had to break it to the families, about 20 of the families were represented in the room at the firehouse, that their loved one was not going to be joined with them, and that obviously was a tough moment for me and i think for everyone, and by the way, i shouldn't even say that. so much tougher for people who lost a wife or a child, but it was -- it's been a couple of -- a couple of tough days. >> what do you know now as we talked to pete williams about the investigation, do you have any more information that you're yet getting from your investigators that would explain why he targeted the school? why he went on this rampage at all? >> you know, as i think was stated, he had a relationship that the school had attended there. at least that's what i'm led to believe, and -- and beyond that, no, we really don't know. this is
i received a call at our office that a shooting had taken place at a school here in newtown. once we understood at least a portion what have happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford, and then, you know, hours went by, and ultimately had to break it to the families, about 20 of the families were represented in the room at the firehouse, that their loved one was not going to be joined with them, and that obviously was a tough moment for me and i think for everyone, and...
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several churches in newtown held candlelight vigils tonight. "nbc nightly news" spoke with monsignor robert weiss earlier today, who put in perspective the emotional damage facing the people of newtown. >> what can you say? i mean, there's really no words to express the magnitude of this. you know, you send your child to school. you think they're going to be safe. they're happy. these are little kids. they didn't have any worries. you know, and all of a sudden you get a phone call or you get a text that there's been a shooting at your child's school. and you know, it's just a matter of hugging them and crying with them and praying with them. the intensity of emotion is really hard to put into words. there was sobbing, there was yelling, there was people throwing themselves on the floor in absolute upsetment. it was a whole range of emotions. and there were people hugging each other, settling down, and then it would come back to them again. and you'd hear an outburst periodically. but it was very, very heavy emotion. how do you recover from some
several churches in newtown held candlelight vigils tonight. "nbc nightly news" spoke with monsignor robert weiss earlier today, who put in perspective the emotional damage facing the people of newtown. >> what can you say? i mean, there's really no words to express the magnitude of this. you know, you send your child to school. you think they're going to be safe. they're happy. these are little kids. they didn't have any worries. you know, and all of a sudden you get a phone...
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. >>> officials in newtown, connecticut, have a message for well-wishers in the wake of the december school shooting that claimed 26 lives, please stop sending gifts. they say they are overwhelmed with all the stuffed animals and toys. >>> meanwhile, newtown officials say they have a plan for the flowers and gifts left at roadside tributes. nbc connecticut reporter george coley has that story. >> reporter: if the outpouring of support for residents of newtown could be measured by makeshift memorials throughout the community, it is over flowing. john and his son from pennsylvania stopped to drop off flowers on the way to visiting family in massachusetts. >> we wanted to pay tribute to all of the children, the teachers who lost their lives, you know, in this great tragic event. >> reporter: now the town is making preparations for what to do with all the mementos, and the decision is to use everything left behind for the construction of a future permanent memorial to the women and children lost. >> the plan is to turn everything biodegradable into the soil at this memorial. anything non
. >>> officials in newtown, connecticut, have a message for well-wishers in the wake of the december school shooting that claimed 26 lives, please stop sending gifts. they say they are overwhelmed with all the stuffed animals and toys. >>> meanwhile, newtown officials say they have a plan for the flowers and gifts left at roadside tributes. nbc connecticut reporter george coley has that story. >> reporter: if the outpouring of support for residents of newtown could be...
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people who are trying to capitalize on the tragedy of newtown. this woman has been arrested, accused of lying to federal agents. you'll hear some of the things she sent out on her e-mails, playing on people's kindness, trying to get money. s and also, late word that president obama will meet with congressional leaders tomorrow. keeping 'em honest, with both sides caught in a trap of their own making? we'll go live to the white house and capitol hill for the latest. and take a look at this, a tornado from the storm system that created holiday havoc across the country and it's not over yet. those stories plus the top ridiculist of 2012. it's all at the top of the hour, john. zp >> thank you, randi. we'll be watching. appreciate it. >>> our fifth story, outfront tonight, the viral political videos of 2012. now, there was no shortage of partisan noise today, from political ads to the countless stump speeches. but we here at "outfront" have picked the top 5 videos that really got folks talking around the water cooler. here to them down, will cain, rol
people who are trying to capitalize on the tragedy of newtown. this woman has been arrested, accused of lying to federal agents. you'll hear some of the things she sent out on her e-mails, playing on people's kindness, trying to get money. s and also, late word that president obama will meet with congressional leaders tomorrow. keeping 'em honest, with both sides caught in a trap of their own making? we'll go live to the white house and capitol hill for the latest. and take a look at this, a...
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. >> we still have major crime detectives and newtown detectives working at the scene in the school. that's not completed and that probably will not be completed for at least another day and a half to two days and i'm putting a time limit on it, it could take longer. as i've explained in previous press conferences, we've done everything we need to do to literally peel back the onion layer by layer and examine every crack and crevice of that facility and that does not include-- or exclude, i should say the outside of the building. the outside of the building is also part of the crime scene every single vehicle in that lot. it's going to be painstaking process. our investigator at the crime scene and at the school and secondarily at the secondary crime scene we used where a female was deceased, could provide good evidence in this investigation, that our investigators will be able to use and hopefully painting a complete picture how, and more importantly, why this occurred. we have established a point of entry. it was, i can tell you it was-- i understand believed he was not voluntarily
. >> we still have major crime detectives and newtown detectives working at the scene in the school. that's not completed and that probably will not be completed for at least another day and a half to two days and i'm putting a time limit on it, it could take longer. as i've explained in previous press conferences, we've done everything we need to do to literally peel back the onion layer by layer and examine every crack and crevice of that facility and that does not include-- or exclude,...
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they call themselves newtown united. their mission, to reduce gun violence and prevent other communities from ever having to live their nightmare. this morning, we are putting guns in focus. bill toomey help put together the group called newtown united. good morning to both of you. bill, to you first, i want to ask how you, your friends, your neighbors and your community is doing this morning. >> well, we're doing as well as could be expected, randi. it's been really hard on the community as you might imagine. but, you know, we're trying to work through all the different emotions. but this morning, we're doing okay. >> well, i know you're channeling some of those emotions into good work. and you had a meeting this week. and during your meeting, senator richard blumenthal and chris murphy said time wasn't on your side. did they explain what they meant by that? >> yes, they did. and we were very fortunate to have the senator and senator-elect join us this week. we had a series of meetings to try to begin a conversation in
they call themselves newtown united. their mission, to reduce gun violence and prevent other communities from ever having to live their nightmare. this morning, we are putting guns in focus. bill toomey help put together the group called newtown united. good morning to both of you. bill, to you first, i want to ask how you, your friends, your neighbors and your community is doing this morning. >> well, we're doing as well as could be expected, randi. it's been really hard on the community...
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newtown, connecticut police officers went to the school. immediately called for state police backup. when the rest of the officers arrived, they didn't wait. they went inside that school looking for children, looking for adults that could be brought out of the school and brought to safety with the knowledge that there had been a shooting inside that school. officers located two rooms in one area of the school. that is where the 27 bodies, victims were found. two of the victims were children who were taken to a hospital. and died at the hospital. 18 other children dead in a classroom. five other adults dead in that school. along with the shooter. 26, the shooter. 20 kids gunned down in classroom. there was confusion initially about the identity of the shooter. i have a apparently, the shooter may have been carrying his brother's i.d. he has been confirmed to us as adam lanza. 20-year-old man from hoboken, new jersey. his brother, ryan, at that address in new jersey, taken in custody by authorities. we are told ryan lanza questioned. adam lan
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. >> he joins us live from newtown where the grieving will take a more private turn later today. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: sunny and rob, good morning to you. today is going to be another tough day for this heartbroken community. funerals will begin today and tomorrow. for some of the victims. and last night's prayer vigil, visited by president obama, is something that this community and the country will not soon forget. >> olivia. josephine. >> reporter: the more than 900 mourners who packed newtown high school heard an emotional president obama admit the country has failed them. >> since i have been president this is the fourth time we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings. >> reporter: he said he'll use the power of the presidency to stop tragedies like the massacre of 26 children and adults at sandy hook elementary school. >> these tragedies must end. to end them, we must change. >> reporter: outside the vigil where president obama spoke, an emotional reaction from a shattered community to the president's visit. >> it was ver
. >> he joins us live from newtown where the grieving will take a more private turn later today. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: sunny and rob, good morning to you. today is going to be another tough day for this heartbroken community. funerals will begin today and tomorrow. for some of the victims. and last night's prayer vigil, visited by president obama, is something that this community and the country will not soon forget. >> olivia. josephine. >> reporter: the...
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i received a call at our office that a shooting had taken place at a school near newtown. once we understood at least a portion of what had happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford. and then, you know, hours went by. and ultimately had to break it to the families, about 20 of the families represented in the room at the fire house that their loved one was not going to be joined with them. and that obviously was a tough moment for me. and i think for everyone. and, by the way, i shouldn't even say that. so much tougher for people who lost a wife or a child. but it was -- it's been a couple of tough days. >> what do you know now as we talk to pete williams about the investigation? do you have any more information that you're yet getting from your investigators that would explain why he targeted this school, why he went on this rampage at all? >> you know, as i think was stated, he had a relationship to the school. had attended there. at least that's what i'm led to believe. but beyond that, no, we really don't know a whole lot. this is a very deepl
i received a call at our office that a shooting had taken place at a school near newtown. once we understood at least a portion of what had happened, got in the car and proceeded down to newtown from hartford. and then, you know, hours went by. and ultimately had to break it to the families, about 20 of the families represented in the room at the fire house that their loved one was not going to be joined with them. and that obviously was a tough moment for me. and i think for everyone. and, by...
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this is how newtown will be remembered. and with time and god's grace, that love will see you through. >> reporter: the president also met with victims' family members at a vigil to remember the lives lost in friday's tragedy. today, the first of many funerals. being laid to rest this afternoon, 6-year-old noah pozner. he has a twin sister, who family members say doesn't know the exact way her brother died. also being laid to rest, jack pinto. he's a big giants fan. cruz wrote a tribute to jack pinto on his cleats, saying jack pinto, my hero. >> this is hard to talk about. the whole concept of returning to school. i know there's a plan for sandy hook kids to return to school. what are they? >> right now, all schools here in newtown will be closed today, so that staff can talk to experts to see how best to talk to their students, to handle the aftermath of friday's shooting. tomorrow, school will resume, except for sandy hook elementary. they are talking to schools in a neighboring town to see if students can be accommodated
this is how newtown will be remembered. and with time and god's grace, that love will see you through. >> reporter: the president also met with victims' family members at a vigil to remember the lives lost in friday's tragedy. today, the first of many funerals. being laid to rest this afternoon, 6-year-old noah pozner. he has a twin sister, who family members say doesn't know the exact way her brother died. also being laid to rest, jack pinto. he's a big giants fan. cruz wrote a tribute...
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he was in his early 20s, perhaps 24 years old, originally from the newtown area. lanza's mother was a teacher at this elementary school and most of the shootings occured in her classroom. she and some of her students were killed. also, a body was found in a home connected to lanza and the motive for these shootings is not known at this hour. i want to go now to john miller as we are still grappling with this terrible tragedy which i think melissa mackriss, a mother put it so well. this is a parents' worst nightmare. certainly parents of those school children who heard this news rushed to the school, many of them reunited with their children but some parents learned the very sad news that their children had been killed and have been with the governor of connecticut and others who are speaking with them. i know you've been speaking with your law enforcement sources. describe what's going on at this moment as they are trying to find more information about the shooter and how he was connected to this. >> they're doing background investigations into the shooter but als
he was in his early 20s, perhaps 24 years old, originally from the newtown area. lanza's mother was a teacher at this elementary school and most of the shootings occured in her classroom. she and some of her students were killed. also, a body was found in a home connected to lanza and the motive for these shootings is not known at this hour. i want to go now to john miller as we are still grappling with this terrible tragedy which i think melissa mackriss, a mother put it so well. this is a...
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the gunman's mother was found dead at a newtown location where the gunman lived. police have released no motive for the attack. the weapons used in the shooting were all legally purchased and were registered to the gunman's mother. an emotional president obama addressed the nation this afternoon from the white house. >> we've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few year, and each time i learned the news, i react not as a president but as anybody else would, as a parent. and that was especially true today. i know there's not a parent in america who doesn't feel the same overwhelming grief that i do. the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them. birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. among the fallen were also teachers and men and women who devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams. so our hearts are broken today. for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children, and for the fam
the gunman's mother was found dead at a newtown location where the gunman lived. police have released no motive for the attack. the weapons used in the shooting were all legally purchased and were registered to the gunman's mother. an emotional president obama addressed the nation this afternoon from the white house. >> we've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few year, and each time i learned the news, i react not as a president but as anybody else would, as a parent. and...
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that is the latest live from newtown, connecticut this morning. patti ann, back to you. >>> thank you. >> it's a tremendous challenge for school officials, because school campuses are not designed to be fortresses to be defended. they are places of learning. if you have a armed person tint on getting on to the campus they will use whatever means necessary. this is not an uncommon situation where they defeat some of the best systems that are in place. >>> that was ronald stevens the director of the national school safety center outlining some of the challenges that schools face keeping children safe. this as we learn that sandy hook element tre school installed new security measures that can protect and defend against such a horrific act of violence. can you, that is the question parents are asking. steven rogers joins us now. thank you for joining us. >> you are welcome. >> schools are not fortresses to be defended. here's not what they are supposed to be. this school hasandy hook have taken all of the precautions they needed to. >> nothing could
that is the latest live from newtown, connecticut this morning. patti ann, back to you. >>> thank you. >> it's a tremendous challenge for school officials, because school campuses are not designed to be fortresses to be defended. they are places of learning. if you have a armed person tint on getting on to the campus they will use whatever means necessary. this is not an uncommon situation where they defeat some of the best systems that are in place. >>> that was ronald...
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nbc's danielle lee is live in newtown with more. danielle? >> good afternoon. today is the first in a long hard week ahead as families begin saying good-bye to loved ones and burying those victims who did not survive last woke's tragedy. first two funerals were held today. the first for 6-year-old noah posner, whose twin sitter survived in another room. and jack pinto. there is a lot of evidence both from the school and shooter's home and now they are beginning the long process of going through that evidence. they say they hope it will point to a motive. teachers today are meeting to discuss how best to hand they'll tragedy, moving forward as student begin to return to classrooms. student who attended sandy hook are indefinitely excused. >>> president obama met with families yesterday and vowed to do what it took to stop this from ever happening again. hampton pearson has more. hampton? >> the president in the coming weeks will engage for new solutions. >> to engage broadly, law officials and mental health officials and educators. because this complex problem r
nbc's danielle lee is live in newtown with more. danielle? >> good afternoon. today is the first in a long hard week ahead as families begin saying good-bye to loved ones and burying those victims who did not survive last woke's tragedy. first two funerals were held today. the first for 6-year-old noah posner, whose twin sitter survived in another room. and jack pinto. there is a lot of evidence both from the school and shooter's home and now they are beginning the long process of going...
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jim. >> axelrod: elaine quijano in newtown, thank you. the debate over guns and school safety will only intensify as the calls for action in the wake of newtown grow louder. chip reid is in washington with that part of the story. >> columbine. >> virginia tech, tucson. >> reporter: more than 50 hool stars joined forces to make this new public service announcement calling for an end to gun violence. >> it's time. >> it's time for our leaders to act. >> demand a plan. >> reporter: the question now, should a plan include the nra's call for putting an armed officer in every school? >> it's total nonsense. >> reporter: no, is the answer from andrei nikitchyuk whose eight-year-old son was in the hallway at sandy hook limitary as bullets flew nearby. the solution, he says, is gun control. >> why are we allowing sales of weapons that terrible in this country? >> reporter: that is shared by some parents parents in washington, d.c. where the son of bola aina attends school. >> mow we don't want guns in our school. >> reporter: but some parent here
jim. >> axelrod: elaine quijano in newtown, thank you. the debate over guns and school safety will only intensify as the calls for action in the wake of newtown grow louder. chip reid is in washington with that part of the story. >> columbine. >> virginia tech, tucson. >> reporter: more than 50 hool stars joined forces to make this new public service announcement calling for an end to gun violence. >> it's time. >> it's time for our leaders to act. >>...
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newtown was a moment. aurora was a moment. john, what you're really asking for is where is the movement? >> that's right. >> with a movement, there has to be a starting point. if you look at the civil rights movement, that started with emmittville, montgomery. montgomery was supposed to be a boycott. people on the ground who begin to drive this issue. the conversation can't start in washington. washington is an aftereffect. it has to start with the people in various places driving them to move. if that doesn't happen, they will not move. >> you're absolutely right. that is the history of movements in america. but there is going to be a bill we know senator dianne feinstein is going to introduce a bill on the first day of the new congress. why shouldn't more folks get behind that, including some republicans? because i'd like to remind you of one thing. justice scalia said in the heller decision, like most rights the second amendment is not unlighted. -- not unlimited. he said, it is not a right to keep and carry any weapon what
newtown was a moment. aurora was a moment. john, what you're really asking for is where is the movement? >> that's right. >> with a movement, there has to be a starting point. if you look at the civil rights movement, that started with emmittville, montgomery. montgomery was supposed to be a boycott. people on the ground who begin to drive this issue. the conversation can't start in washington. washington is an aftereffect. it has to start with the people in various places driving...
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poppy harlow live in newtown. i can't believe it's just been a week. >> reporter: you know, john, being here, it's hard to imagine or put into words what these families are going through, what the one-week mark will mean for them. still so raw, so real, three more funerals today for the victims. they are trying to mark this day with a moment of silence. a very important moment, when i think literally the world will be standing alongside this community saying we support you, we are with you and our hearts go out to you. as you mentioned, church bells will toll for all of the victims across this town, across the country, and around the world. it will be a beautiful sound and we'll carry that live for you here on cnn. governors across the country in 28 states, asking their residents to mark moments of silence, people wearing green today. the school color of sandy hook. also residents this morning will be greeted in their local paper in newtown by a letter from first lady michelle obama, just saying once again how muc
poppy harlow live in newtown. i can't believe it's just been a week. >> reporter: you know, john, being here, it's hard to imagine or put into words what these families are going through, what the one-week mark will mean for them. still so raw, so real, three more funerals today for the victims. they are trying to mark this day with a moment of silence. a very important moment, when i think literally the world will be standing alongside this community saying we support you, we are with...
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there is a memorial service in a few minutes in newtown. we're going to show that you live. 20 families there sent their kids to grade school this morning like any other day and tonight they're not coming home. 11 nights from christmas on this the seventh night of hanukkah. a holy time of the year. whether you observe these holidays or not, tonight the thoughts and prayers of this nation are with the victims and their families, fair, balanced and unafraid. >> this is the fox report. tonight mass murder at an elementary school. dozens are dead after a gunman opened fire on children. >> just after 9:30 this morning, newtown police received a 911 call. >> it happened just as the school day was beginning. >> they didn't tell us anything. >> i just heard the principal was shot and killed. my son was in the gym when it happened. >> they rushed the kids into the bathroom and they locked the door. >> by the time the gun fire ended, blood and bodies were everywhere. >> i know there is not a parent in america who doesn't feel the same overwhelming gr
there is a memorial service in a few minutes in newtown. we're going to show that you live. 20 families there sent their kids to grade school this morning like any other day and tonight they're not coming home. 11 nights from christmas on this the seventh night of hanukkah. a holy time of the year. whether you observe these holidays or not, tonight the thoughts and prayers of this nation are with the victims and their families, fair, balanced and unafraid. >> this is the fox report....
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tonight our regular scheduled program is being delayed to report on the awful, senseless tragedy in newtown, connecticut, that occurred this morning. 9 gunman identified as adam lanza opened fire in sandy hook elementary school in newtown. president obama speaking from the white house earlier this afternoon spoke for the nation in great sorrow. >> we've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few yearsment and each time i learn the news ieact not as present but as anybody else would, as a parent. and that was especially true today. i know there's not a parent in america who doesn't feel the same overwhelming grief that i do. the majority of those who died today were children. beautiful little kids between the ages of five an ten years old. they had their entire lives ahead of them. birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. among the fallen were also teachers, men and women without devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams. so our hearts are broken today. for the prentnd grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children, and for the familie
tonight our regular scheduled program is being delayed to report on the awful, senseless tragedy in newtown, connecticut, that occurred this morning. 9 gunman identified as adam lanza opened fire in sandy hook elementary school in newtown. president obama speaking from the white house earlier this afternoon spoke for the nation in great sorrow. >> we've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few yearsment and each time i learn the news ieact not as present but as anybody else...
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today, we are focused entirely on newtown. approximately an hour and a half outside of new york city, newtown, connecticut, is a small commuter town locateded in fairfield kocounty. it is a predominantly middle-class white community with approximately 30,000 people. they have several schools and synagogues and churches and it has a rotary club and basketball league like many other towns, but yesterday, as many of you know, newtown became the latest statistic of what is a disturbing pattern of mass gun violence. a gunman opened up fire against schoolchildren and staff at sandy hook elementary and killing at latest count 20 children and 6 adults. the president addressed the nation yesterday in response to the tragedy. >> as a country, we have been through this too many times, whether it is an elementary school in newtown or a shopping mall in oregon or a temple in wisconsin or a movie theater in aurora or a street coroner chicago, these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods, and these children are our children. >> the newtown poli
today, we are focused entirely on newtown. approximately an hour and a half outside of new york city, newtown, connecticut, is a small commuter town locateded in fairfield kocounty. it is a predominantly middle-class white community with approximately 30,000 people. they have several schools and synagogues and churches and it has a rotary club and basketball league like many other towns, but yesterday, as many of you know, newtown became the latest statistic of what is a disturbing pattern of...
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. >>> the city of newtown, connecticut, has received so many gifts since the december 14th shooting at sandy hook elementary that a local official has asked people to stop sending items like teddy bears and blankets, because postal workers can't handle the volume. officials say they should donate the items to needy children and families in their own community instead. >>> another sign that people are truly worried about the fiscal cliff. an index that tracks consumer confidence fell more than expected in december, to 65.1. now, that's down from 71.5 reading in november, and well below the estimate of 70. barclay's economist deen mackey tells us, consumers, quote, recognize they face a large, potential drop in income if no agreement on the fiscal cliff is regioned soon. -- reached soon. let's hope washington is listening. >>> environmental protection agency administrator lisa jackson has announced that she will step down from her post after the president's state of the union address in february. in a statement, jackson says she's leaving the epa, quote, confident the ship is sailing in
. >>> the city of newtown, connecticut, has received so many gifts since the december 14th shooting at sandy hook elementary that a local official has asked people to stop sending items like teddy bears and blankets, because postal workers can't handle the volume. officials say they should donate the items to needy children and families in their own community instead. >>> another sign that people are truly worried about the fiscal cliff. an index that tracks consumer...
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. >> reporter: help arrived today in newtown in four legs from newtown. abbey and barn bus, therapy dogs here to do what people can't, comfort people like heather. >> they help you get over how sad it is. >> reporter: at the newtown general store where locals gather, calls have come in from around the world, strangers wanting to help. one man from california paid for a cup of coffee for everyone in town. >> people wanting to do something, awfully large thoughts coming. big hearts. >> reporter: just down the road at panera bread, employees from nearby stores volunteered to fill the shifts behind the counter and in the kitchen. they came so colleagues they've never met can attend memorial services. >> it was wonderful. to be able to allow them that town. >> reporter: josh, heidi and lacey from atlanta, georgia drove 1,000 miles overnight to offer hugs to strangers. >> you guys are amazing. >> if that happened to us, we know we would need a hug. we're coming to hug and love. >> reporter: the love of a golden retriever has helped others in times of need. thes
. >> reporter: help arrived today in newtown in four legs from newtown. abbey and barn bus, therapy dogs here to do what people can't, comfort people like heather. >> they help you get over how sad it is. >> reporter: at the newtown general store where locals gather, calls have come in from around the world, strangers wanting to help. one man from california paid for a cup of coffee for everyone in town. >> people wanting to do something, awfully large thoughts coming....
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we have michelle franzen on the scene in newtown, connecticut, clint van sandt, we have psychiatrist josh winer and psychologist jeff gardier. we have kristin welker, u.s. congresswoman karen mckelthy who entered politics after her husband was killed in a multiple shooting on a commuter train. and james johnson, baltimore county police chief. first we go for an immediate update to my msnbc colleague michelle franzen. michelle, thank you for staying with us tonight. >> hi, kri chris. we're here in newtown area of connecticut just nearby a couple of miles from sandy hook elementary where the tragic shooting took place earlier today. at this hour, hundreds of residents are gathering at a nearby catholic church for a vigil, hold ago prayer for those victims who had lost their lives today, those youngest lives, anywhere between kindergarten and fourth grade where
we have michelle franzen on the scene in newtown, connecticut, clint van sandt, we have psychiatrist josh winer and psychologist jeff gardier. we have kristin welker, u.s. congresswoman karen mckelthy who entered politics after her husband was killed in a multiple shooting on a commuter train. and james johnson, baltimore county police chief. first we go for an immediate update to my msnbc colleague michelle franzen. michelle, thank you for staying with us tonight. >> hi, kri chris. we're...
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they need to carry on their young shoulders as we learn more and more about what played out here in newtown, connecticut. i want to bring in former fbi profiler brad garrett. brad, we bring you in when tragedies like this play out. right now as it stands, state police confirming that the shooter went inside, believed to have had four weapons, had a vest on, one mother said a mask, and as always the case, we ask ourselves, what on earth would lead someone to do something like this? >> to the cliff, i have lost power, it could be something that he had a child in the school, he had a domestic dispute. driven this person right up to i have lost complete control of my life and i don't care anymore. as difficult for people to understand this, this is how they empower themselves, whether it be a few days ago in portland, oregon, or aurora, colorado, they put on an outfit, i'm going to call it a costume, because they're playing a different character, they're going in there and they don't view these children or the adults as human beings, they view them as the enemy, as people who have wronged them
they need to carry on their young shoulders as we learn more and more about what played out here in newtown, connecticut. i want to bring in former fbi profiler brad garrett. brad, we bring you in when tragedies like this play out. right now as it stands, state police confirming that the shooter went inside, believed to have had four weapons, had a vest on, one mother said a mask, and as always the case, we ask ourselves, what on earth would lead someone to do something like this? >> to...
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"on the record" live from newtown, stay with us. from newtown, stay with us. i just knew we had to get in there and it is it going to be okay and you are going to be all right i pull would a book shelf and we were barricaded and did you tell them to be quiet. ndid you worry about that. >> i told them to be absolutely quiet. because i was so afraid he would come in and hear us and start shooting the dor. we have to be absolutely quiet. and we have. there are bad goys out there now. and we need to wait for the good guys. i just wanted us to be okay. and i am so saddened thrathere are pime in the situation that are not okay. my heart goes out to who knew them and was part of their them and was part of their lives. the boys use capital one venture miles for their annual football trip. that's double miles you can actually use. tragically, their ddy got sacked by blackouts. but it's our tradition! that's roughing the card holder. but with the capital one venture card you get double miles you can actually use. [ cheering ] any flight, anytime. the scoreboard doesn't
"on the record" live from newtown, stay with us. from newtown, stay with us. i just knew we had to get in there and it is it going to be okay and you are going to be all right i pull would a book shelf and we were barricaded and did you tell them to be quiet. ndid you worry about that. >> i told them to be absolutely quiet. because i was so afraid he would come in and hear us and start shooting the dor. we have to be absolutely quiet. and we have. there are bad goys out there...
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there could be more related to newtown. authorities and the fbi are being very aggressive, trying to track more of these. nothing specific, they're telling us, but clearly this arrest today which could end with a five-year prison sentence, is being announced as a warning to anyone who would try to take advantage of the tragedy and the suffering families. >> a warning we certainly hope is heard. drew, thank you very much. >>> ken berger is the president and ceo of charity navigator, a nonprofit that investigated charities, and he joins me. the details, you were listening there, so disturbing. have you ever seen anything like this? >> unfortunately, we have seen situations like this. and i think any time there's a tragedy, unfortunately some really awful people come out and exploit the public. it's really horrible. i mean, this is one of the worst i have seen. it's pretty horrific to say the least, but there are low things people are doing out there when it comes to many of these tragedies. >> what kind of person, i mean, i s
there could be more related to newtown. authorities and the fbi are being very aggressive, trying to track more of these. nothing specific, they're telling us, but clearly this arrest today which could end with a five-year prison sentence, is being announced as a warning to anyone who would try to take advantage of the tragedy and the suffering families. >> a warning we certainly hope is heard. drew, thank you very much. >>> ken berger is the president and ceo of charity...
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of newtown that there is joy. >> and safety. see, our dogs are safe. they don't bark, they don't bite, they are safe. >> the love that is coming across the country, from around the world. it means a lot to us. >> reporter: individual acts of kindness giving comfort to those who have lost so much. amy robach, abc news, newtown, connecticut. >>> so glad you were with us tonight. always here of the abcnews.com. "nightline" late intersee you again tomorrow night. good night. /jok;v <o >>> on "the list." a little girl thinking big.
of newtown that there is joy. >> and safety. see, our dogs are safe. they don't bark, they don't bite, they are safe. >> the love that is coming across the country, from around the world. it means a lot to us. >> reporter: individual acts of kindness giving comfort to those who have lost so much. amy robach, abc news, newtown, connecticut. >>> so glad you were with us tonight. always here of the abcnews.com. "nightline" late intersee you again tomorrow...
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adam lanza, the newtown shooter, chose at his primary ammunition. i get it. someone bent on mass murder who has only a ten-round magazine or revolvers at his disposal probably is not going to abandon his plan and try to talk his problems out. but we might be able to take the "mass" out of mass shooting or at least make the perpetrator's job a bit harder. >> i don't think it will. i keep saying it and up just won't accept it. it's not going to work. it hasn't worked. dianne feinstein had her ban and columbine happened. we have a mental health system in this country that's completely collapsed. we have no national database of these lunatics. 23 states -- how long ago was virginia tech? 23 states are still putting on a small number of records into the system and a lot of states are putting none. so when they go through the national instant check system and they go to try to screen out one of those lunatics, the record are not even in the system. i talked to a police officer the other day, he said, wayne, every police officer walking the street knows some lunatic
adam lanza, the newtown shooter, chose at his primary ammunition. i get it. someone bent on mass murder who has only a ten-round magazine or revolvers at his disposal probably is not going to abandon his plan and try to talk his problems out. but we might be able to take the "mass" out of mass shooting or at least make the perpetrator's job a bit harder. >> i don't think it will. i keep saying it and up just won't accept it. it's not going to work. it hasn't worked. dianne...
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there are reports of a school shoot nothing newtown, connecticut. this is it in the sandy hook elementary school. >> state police responded to the report of the a shooting in sandy hook elementary school. which we now understand is kindergarten through fourth grade. >> this is reported. ape dispatcher said that one teacher has been transported to a nearby hospital in danbury with a gunshot wound. >> ahead of him it is difficult to see the wat them that was responding. those vehicles raced from newtown from all over the state of connecticut. >> we heard numerous reports that one gunman maybe two. and two reports said that one gunman may be dead . it is a fast-move fluid situation in the school . >> i think it is it important on a day like today to view this as i know the president, as a father does and i the father and others who partners certain lie do, which -- other parents certainly do. feeling enormous sympathy for the families that are affected. and do everything we can. >>s are telling fox nuse that 26 people are dead at this time and eight ad
there are reports of a school shoot nothing newtown, connecticut. this is it in the sandy hook elementary school. >> state police responded to the report of the a shooting in sandy hook elementary school. which we now understand is kindergarten through fourth grade. >> this is reported. ape dispatcher said that one teacher has been transported to a nearby hospital in danbury with a gunshot wound. >> ahead of him it is difficult to see the wat them that was responding. those...
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newtown police received a 911 call for an emergency at the elementary school. newtown p.d. upon obtaining information contacted the connecticut state police and requested assistance from state police and sounding -- they responded to the school and with newtown police immediately upon arrival entered the school and began a complete active shooter search of the building. that included checking every door, every crack, every krif is, every portion of that school. our main objective was to evacuate as quickly and as efficiently as possible any and all students and faculty in the school. the entire school was searched. that was accomplished. a staging area was set up. students and staff were put into that staging area, and soon thereafter the children were -- staff were reunited with their parents and loved ones. there were several fatalities at the scene. both students and staff. there is no information relative to that. that's being released at this time until we've made complete and proper notification. the shooter is diocesed inside the building. there's a great deal of wor
newtown police received a 911 call for an emergency at the elementary school. newtown p.d. upon obtaining information contacted the connecticut state police and requested assistance from state police and sounding -- they responded to the school and with newtown police immediately upon arrival entered the school and began a complete active shooter search of the building. that included checking every door, every crack, every krif is, every portion of that school. our main objective was to...
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newtown nightmare. at least 27 people, including 18 children were killed on friday at an elementary school in newtown, connecticut. at least one shooter opened fire. sandy hook elementary school teaches ch >>> question. the federal assault weapons ban was a federal law in 1994. that law prohibited the manufacturing of semiautomatic firearms, so-called assault weapons, for civilian use. the ban was passed by congress on september 13th, 1994, and signed into law by president bill clinton. the 10-year law expired on september 13th, 2004. there have been multiple attempts to renew the weapons law ban but no bill has been legislated. will president obama revive the federal federal assault weapons ban? pat buchanan. >> john, the president had both houses of congress with him in 2009 for two years, and he didn't do it then. i doubt if he will try it now, but he may do it. but take a look at what happened up here. this individual came in and murdered his mother, who was a teacher, i believe of the kindergarten
newtown nightmare. at least 27 people, including 18 children were killed on friday at an elementary school in newtown, connecticut. at least one shooter opened fire. sandy hook elementary school teaches ch >>> question. the federal assault weapons ban was a federal law in 1994. that law prohibited the manufacturing of semiautomatic firearms, so-called assault weapons, for civilian use. the ban was passed by congress on september 13th, 1994, and signed into law by president bill...
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reporting tonight from newtown, connecticut. >> pelley: good evening. the bodies of most of the children killed this morning remain inside sandy hook elementary school tonight, along with the bodies of six adults and the gunman himself. the fire house behind me, decorated for christmas, is where terrorized parents came to find out whether their children were among the living or the dead. some of the victims were as young as five years old. president obama said today what everyone is thinking: we have been through this too many times. sandy hook is a k-4 elementary school with about 700 students. >> somebody came in to the room and shot a teacher. that's all i know. sorry. >> pelley: parents rushed to the school after getting robocalls that there had been a shooting. at 9:30 this morning police say a gunman, identified as 20-year-old adam lanza, opened fire in a kindergarten classroom where his mother was the teacher. some of her students were among the 20 children killed. in all, 26 people were killed at the school, including the school principal. the p
reporting tonight from newtown, connecticut. >> pelley: good evening. the bodies of most of the children killed this morning remain inside sandy hook elementary school tonight, along with the bodies of six adults and the gunman himself. the fire house behind me, decorated for christmas, is where terrorized parents came to find out whether their children were among the living or the dead. some of the victims were as young as five years old. president obama said today what everyone is...
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but she was found dead in her son's home in newtown. adam lanza, the 24-year-old brother ryan lanza, was taken into police custody. ryan lanza taken into police custody for questioning in hoboken, new jersey, earlier today. officials had not labeled him a suspect. but he was taken away in handcuffs. his brother adam died at the scene. but police are not saying at this point if he killed himself. police did say that they did not discharge any of their weapons and yet he was dead on the scene. law enforcement sources also telling cnn that the shooter in this horrible tragedy was dressed in "black battle fatigues and a military vest." the principal of this school, dawn hucksprung, was also among the dead. a school psychologist also killed in this shooting rampage. in a meeting at the time the shooting began. the children were led away from the school this morning shortly after the first 911 calls came in that began at 9:40 this morning just after school had begun. those shootings occurred in one section of the school concentrated in one ar
but she was found dead in her son's home in newtown. adam lanza, the 24-year-old brother ryan lanza, was taken into police custody. ryan lanza taken into police custody for questioning in hoboken, new jersey, earlier today. officials had not labeled him a suspect. but he was taken away in handcuffs. his brother adam died at the scene. but police are not saying at this point if he killed himself. police did say that they did not discharge any of their weapons and yet he was dead on the scene....
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>>> on our broadcast tonit, after the unthinkable in newtown. the first of the young victims are laid to rest. tonight, w >>> on our broadcast tonight, after the unthinkable in newtown. the first of the young victims are laid to rest. tonight, what we now knoabout what happened there, and some surprising voices today calling for tougher gun laws. >>> plus, making a difference. this evening, an outpouring of kindness for a community shouldering an unbearable loss. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. the wave of sadness and national reflection continues tonight as reality set in a bit today in newtown, connecticut, a town that laid two 6-year-old boys to rest today after the president's visit there last night. while we learn more today about these victims and sadly more information about the gunman, his possible plans and schemes and this awful thing he carried out. and so to start off our reporting on a monday night after such a sad weekend
>>> on our broadcast tonit, after the unthinkable in newtown. the first of the young victims are laid to rest. tonight, w >>> on our broadcast tonight, after the unthinkable in newtown. the first of the young victims are laid to rest. tonight, what we now knoabout what happened there, and some surprising voices today calling for tougher gun laws. >>> plus, making a difference. this evening, an outpouring of kindness for a community shouldering an unbearable loss....
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the tragedy in newtown connecticut is galvanizing americans. it's no lodger acceptable to hide behind the second amendment. >> these tragedies must end. to end them, we must change. >> the president calls for change in the wake of a massacre. tonight, how voters can make their voices louder than the gun lobbies. >> this myth that the nra can destroy political careers is just not true. >> the nra's power is so vastly overrated. >> plus, the fact about the nra's power. mayor michael bloomberg's right hand power. will real america come around on common sense gun laws? >> john nichols on the conservative push to keep common sense gun laws out of the middle of the country. plus, republican obstacles to reduce violence with jonathan and alex wagner. and dr. gail saultz on the role mental health professionals need to play to reduce the violence. >> no single law. no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. but that can't be an excuse for an action.
the tragedy in newtown connecticut is galvanizing americans. it's no lodger acceptable to hide behind the second amendment. >> these tragedies must end. to end them, we must change. >> the president calls for change in the wake of a massacre. tonight, how voters can make their voices louder than the gun lobbies. >> this myth that the nra can destroy political careers is just not true. >> the nra's power is so vastly overrated. >> plus, the fact about the nra's...
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in the wake of the massacre in newtown, connecticut. flags will remain at half staff until sunset on tuesday. and it was the sight of the flags, the president wiping tears from his eyes, repeatedly, at the white house. speaker john boehner issued a statement that the republican address will not be happening this weekend so that "president obama can speak for the nation at this time of mourning." i join the president in condolences and prayers to the victims' loved
in the wake of the massacre in newtown, connecticut. flags will remain at half staff until sunset on tuesday. and it was the sight of the flags, the president wiping tears from his eyes, repeatedly, at the white house. speaker john boehner issued a statement that the republican address will not be happening this weekend so that "president obama can speak for the nation at this time of mourning." i join the president in condolences and prayers to the victims' loved